McDonald's - Not Lovin' The Angus Burger Anymore

 

What’s your favorite food at McDonald’s - Chicken Nuggets, Quarter-Pounder with Cheese?  Hope it’s not the Third Pounder Angus Burger (or the Angus Snack Wrap).

With the price of beef on the rise, even large corporations such as McDonald’s have had to make some cutbacks – their first one being the Angus Burger.  The price of beef has risen as a result of last summer’s drought, with the price of beef carcasses rising 24 cents per hundred pounds (cwt) to hit $204.91 per cwt, a new record.

Check out the full story here: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/wheres-beef-mcdonalds-dropping-angus-burgers-us-menu-1C9864163

With McDonald’s already making cuts to their menu, how do you think this will affect other fast food chains?

-Alex

Five-year-old cancer patient gets his wish: Farmer for a day.

 

 Just how special is getting to be a farmer?  To 5 year old Joseph Charles, it happens to be his one wish in the world.  Joe Joe, diagnosed at the age of 2 with Neurosblastoma, was treated to a day at a family farm in Waterloo, IL where he did anything and everything from collecting eggs to catching baby pigs to planting and fertilizing crop fields.  The entire community of Waterloo and the Make-A-Wish Foundation pulled together to make Joe Joe's wish come true.

"This is the most amazing wish I've come across" said Stephanie Hampton-Boeglin, Director of Mission Delivery for Make-A-Wish Missouri.

To read more click here

Cheers - DJ